About this app
What Math Blast does
Math Blast is the multiplication facts drill app for parents who refuse to download another "freemium" math game that advertises a $189/year subscription to a third-grader. What ships in v1: — Pure facts. The times tables from 0×0 to 12×12. No avatars, no costumes, no walking-vs-flying tiers, no friend leaderboards. — Adaptive spaced repetition per fact. The app remembers that you got 7×8 wrong twice last week and serves it again today; 2×3 you got right ten times so it backs off. Each of the 169 facts has its own mastery score. — Parent-set session length. Five minutes? Two minutes? Ten? A grown-up picks the cap and the app stops there. No infinite-engagement loops. — No timer required. Tap when ready. Wrong answers show the correct fact for two seconds, then move on — no buzzers, no big red X, no "you're slow." — A simple progress page. Which facts are mastered, which need work. Per-kid, on-device. — Up to four kids per device, no logins. — Zero ads. Zero in-app purchases. Zero subscription. Zero data leaving the phone. For the 12M US kids in grades 2-5 who need to reach multiplication automaticity — and the parents who are tired of Prodigy's manipulative upselling (formally complained about by 22 child-advocacy groups in 2021) and Times Tables Rockstars' timer anxiety (Mumsnet threads of children "crying 10+ times").
Features
Built to be useful, not noisy.
Pick a kid
Up to 4 profiles per device
Drill
Adaptive facts; tap an answer chip
Mastery map
169-square grid colored by mastery score
Settings
Session length, difficulty cap (×5 or ×12), per-kid
Streak
Days drilled this week — supportive, not competitive
Why it exists
The problem
Kids need to reach multiplication automaticity by end of 5th grade but the dominant drill apps either subscribe ($120-189/yr Prodigy) or weaponize a timer (TT Rockstars causes documented child distress).
What's different
How Math Blast stands out
Math Blast is the only times-tables drill app with per-fact adaptive spaced repetition (each of the 169 facts has its own mastery score), no leaderboards, no timer, no ads, no subscription, no in-app purchases, no account, and a parent-set session cap — Prodigy is $189/yr with upselling Fairplay-for-Kids called manipu…
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FAQ
Questions about Math Blast
How much does Math Blast cost?▾
Math Blast is free. All features are included from day one — no subscription, no in-app purchases, no paid tiers. Everything you see in this listing works the moment you install it.
Where does Math Blast store my data?▾
On your device. Math Blast is built privacy-first: no account is required, no analytics SDKs, no third-party trackers. Nothing is uploaded to a server we control — the app works without one.
What platforms does Math Blast support?▾
iOS, on iPhone and iPad. You can find the latest availability on this page.
How do I get support for Math Blast?▾
Use the Support link on this page, or email support@allthingsn.com. We answer every message and keep responses on the same thread.
The story
Meet Math Blast — Times tables. No ads. No timer tears
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